weight unit vs metric grain

metric grain vs weight unit

weight unit and metric grain both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weight unit	Yes	No	No	No
metric grain	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, metric grain is a hyponym of weight unit; that is, metric grain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weight unit:

weight unit: a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
metric grain: a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

Other hyponyms of weight unit include mcg, microgram, mg, milligram, nanogram, ng, grain, decigram, dg, carat, g, gm, gram, gramme, gram-atomic weight, gram atom, gram molecule, mol, mole, dag, decagram, dekagram, dkg, hectogram, hg, kg, kilo, kilogram, myg, myriagram, centner, centner, doppelzentner, hundredweight, metric hundredweight, quintal, metric ton, MT, t, tonne, gigatonne, Gt.

weight unit (noun)	metric grain (noun)
a unit used to measure weight	a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
a decimal unit of weight based on the gram

Difference between weight unit and metric grain

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